Financial Opportunities for California Trucks-
School Buses

The Lower-Emission
School Bus Program (LESBP) provides financial opportunities to replace
high-emitting pre-1987 model year school buses with lower-emitting new
buses, and to equip in-use diesel school buses with ARB-verified diesel
retrofit devices to reduce toxic PM emissions. The LESBP provides up to
$20,000 to install diesel particulate filters and up to $140,000 per
bus in financial opportunities to replace an existing pre-1987 school
bus. Although primarily funded through voter approved bond sales, air
districts may use local funds, such as motor vehicle registration fee
surcharge money, to replace or retrofit school buses. The LESBP is
generally administered through the local air district. Air district lookup will help you determine which air district you operate in.

For
projects funded under the LESBP by bond funds, the San Joaquin Valley
Air Pollution Control (SJVAPCD) has partnered with the Air Resources
Board in acting as the implementing agency for the following 18 air
districts: Amador, Antelope, Calaveras, Colusa, Feather River, Great
Basin, Kern, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mojave, San Luis
Obispo, Santa Barbara, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Tuolumne. If your school
district, joint powers authority, or private transportation contractor
(provides transportation to public schools), operates in one of these
18 air districts, then you would apply for funding directly to SJVAPCD.
You may wish to inquire directly with your local air district about
opportunities for funding through other programs administered by the
air district.

If your school district, joint powers
authority, or private transportation contractor does not operate in one
of these 18 air districts, please contact your local air districtregarding all funding programs.